A study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine found that the number of heart attacks in the U.S. could decline by up to 13 percent if adults could cut their daily intake of salt by three grams. In addition, new cases of heart disease and the number of stokes could be slashed by up to 11 and 8 percent, respectively.
A similar reduction in heart attacks and other heart-related problems could be achieved if the nationwide tobacco use were cut in half, or if obese adults reduced their body mass index by five percent.
"Just targeting slightly lower salt [intake] would have some benefit for everyone in the U.S.," says Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, the study's lead author, "This is the ideal type of intervention for those who are interested in public health to get behind, because the effects would be so dramatic."
About EQUITIES:
Since 1951, EQUITIES Magazine has been a leading media company providing business editorial content designed to serve the needs of business leaders, professionals, institutional investors and retail investors. We are focused on business and the business of making money, not on lifestyle subjects. We publish original reporting in print and on our website, as well as select content at www.nasdaq.com. For 28 years we have hosted our own branded investor conferences that connect public company CEO’s with our loyal readers in the investment community.
Sign up for a free one-year subscription to EQUITIES Magazine
